In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LIGATE
ligate
(verb) bind with a bandage or ligature; “ligate the artery”
ligate
(verb) bind chemically; “The enzyme ligated”
ligate
(verb) join letters in a ligature when writing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
ligate (third-person singular simple present ligates, present participle ligating, simple past and past participle ligated)
(transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
(transitive, typography) To connect text characters with a ligature.
Anagrams
• aiglet, gelati
Source: Wiktionary
Li"gate, v. t. Etym: [L. ligatus, p. p. of ligare.]
Definition: To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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